16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho 2 to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. 3
1 tn Heb “The territory of the sons of Ephraim was for their clans.”
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”
4 tn Or “Trouble” The name is “Achor” in Hebrew, which means “disaster” or “trouble” (also in v. 26).